Canadian Citizenship Practice Test - Free Online Exam 27

Q1) Canada is known as a parliamentary democracy.

FALSE
TRUE

Q2) What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

telephone
cardiac pacemaker
lightbulb
basketball

Q3) The national capital of Canada is:

Ottawa
Toronto
Canada City
Montreal

Q4) The principle that the government must respect all of the legal rights a person is entitled to under the law. This principle is known as “due process”.

FALSE
TRUE

Q5) In Canada, the head of government is:

the Governor-General
the Sovereign
The Prime Minister
the Queen

Q6) A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry are known as the Métis.

TRUE
FALSE

Q7) Which is the most populous Prairie province?

Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario

Q8) Which is the principal Francophone Acadian centre?

Moncton, Nova Scotia
Montreal, Quebec
Moncton, New Brunswick
Quebec City, Quebec

Q9) What did Sir Sandford Fleming do? He

established the North West Mou
was a Father of Confederation
invented the worldwide system
captured Detroit but was kille

Q10) Since when has Queen Elizabeth been Queen of Canada?

1952
1964
1976
1988

Q11) Which is Canada's largest international trading partner?

Japan
the United Kingdom
the United States
China

Q12) Which is the largest religious affiliation?

Methodist
Roman Catholic
Evangelist
Lutheran

Q13) When was Nunavut established?

1999
1889
1888
1777

Q14) On the $XXX bill, the portrait is that of:

Sir John A. MacDonald
Terry Fox
Sir George-Etienne Cartier
Sir Wilfried Laurier

Q15) The easternmost point in North America is the province of:

St Pierre et Miquelon
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island

Q16) What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 divide the Province of Quebec into?

Upper Canada (later Quebec) an
Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebe
Ontario and Quebec
Upper Canada (later Ontario) a

Q17) The title of "the greatest living Canadian" was given to:

Sir John A. MacDonald
Dr. Wilder Penfield
Sir Frederick Banting
Dr John A. Hopps

Q18) When did the word Canada start appearing on maps?

the 1880s
the 1550s
the 1660s
the 1770s

Q19) Where have most immigrants come from since the 1970s?

Asian countries
Latin American countries
African countries
European countries and Middle-

Q20) Which are the G8 countries?

UK, US, Germany, China, Russia
US, UK, Germany, Canada, China
US, Canada, UK, Japan, France
US, Germany, UK, Italy, France

Q21) Confederation – the birth of Canada – took place on

1st of July, 1867
1st of July, 1863
1st of June, 1864
1st of June, 1867

Q22) What is North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

trading alliance
charity organization
military alliance
agricultural alliance

Q17) The percentage of population in Vancouver who speak Chinese at home?

13%
1.30%
0.35%
34%

Q23) Which is Saskatchewan's largest city?

Regina
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Calgary

Q24) What is meant by the term "Aboriginal peoples"?

two groups: First Nations and
two groups: Inuit and Metis
two groups: First Nations and
three distinct groups: Indian,

Q25) Which is Canada's second largest city?

Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
Ottawa